SOC349H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Food Security, Ethical Eating, Animal Welfare
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What does it mean to eat ethically? . Discourse: a way of understanding a phenomenon or an issue that circulates through a society and is enacted through everyday practices. The definition of ethical eating is not universal. Often characterized by buying local, fair trade, harm-free etc. Concerns: environment (buy organic, local product, animal welfare (limit meat, buy ethical meat) The idea is to focus on individuals rather than government. Historical context of ethical eating: 1930s 1940s state/company-focused activism. Focus on collective goods: getting petition signed, making their voice heard at the government level: post war, esp. Ethical eating: social benefits: accessible to: They may not be able to deal with multinational companies that are not regulated at national level. Quarantine diseased/dangerous individual < healthy environment. Inverted quarantine diseased/dangerous individuals >healthy environment i. g. Not many people can afford organic food. Lower income and certain racial groups cannot be benefited. A false sense of security undercutting political support for reform .
